Cypher Design Diaries: Genre Templates
Here’s a secret: I don’t really like dividing stories (or anything, like music) into categories. I don’t like walking into […]
Cypher Design Diaries: Genre Templates
Hacker’s Matrix
Netrunning is an integral part of the cyberpunk genre, and Neon Rain contains complete rules for dropping into the matrix,
Dig Your Own Grave
Who are you? Where did you come from? Who relies on you—and who can you rely on? Here, hold this
Cypher Design Diaries: Taking Out What’s Not Fun
Games, obviously, are meant to be fun. And yet we still put up with a lot of things that many
Cypher Design Diaries: Taking Out What’s Not Fun
The Mother of Storms
Endless quests and endless horrors… The gun-wielding, motorbike-riding knights of the wasteland often swear oaths to undertake quests during their
Midnight Deck
A deluxe poker deck straight out of a weird west! Straight out of the gunslinging world of High Noon at Midnight,
Cypher Design Diaries: It’s Right There In the Name
The game is called Cypher, so if we’re monkeying with the rules, we’d better make sure that cyphers work in
Cypher Design Diaries: It’s Right There In the Name
Gunslinger Knights
Your order of noble gunslinging knights is all that protects Sancara from the scourge of otherworldly horrors. Astride their reliable
Announcing Cypher’s New, Evolved Edition
Monte, our design team, and all of us here at Monte Cook Games are excited to announce the 2026 launch
Announcing Cypher’s New, Evolved Edition
The Magnus Archives Playmat
An elegant and useful centerpiece for your game table In The Magnus Archives Roleplaying Game, it’s the players (not the
Cypher Design Diaries: Injurious Rules
As I wrote a bit ago, our own experiences as designers, alongside what we’ve heard from players, have prompted some
Cypher Design Diaries: Injurious Rules
Magnus Institute File Folders
Store your game documents in true Magnus Institute style! Here’s something roleplaying gamers and archives staff have in common: managing